Contentment

1 Timothy 6:6-19

 ⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain. ⁷ For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. ⁸ But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. ⁹ Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

 ¹¹ But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. ¹² Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. ¹³ In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you ¹⁴ to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, ¹⁶ who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

 ¹⁷ Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. ¹⁸ Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. ¹⁹ In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

   

Thinking about money the past few days has been draining. With trying to figure out school loans, support for my internship and summer work, it has just been exhausting. I've felt convicted about worrying about this. Like verse 17 says, put your hope in God who richly provides! God has my finances in order. He has everything in order. Why am I putting my hope in the government to increase my financial aid when I should be putting my hope in the Lord, the one certain thing in this world? 

I desire godliness with contentment. I have Jesus and that is all I need. Why isn't this people's mindset? He has provided everything I need and more for the past 19 years of my life, will He not continue to provide? I think yes! He has provided so much for me and in this passage it is clear that the rich are to be generous and willing to share. I am rich, despite what our culture defines as rich monetarily, and more importantly I am rich in Christ. I need to share more whether that means financially, with my time, or with my prayers. We need to share not only our physical things, but share spiritual things. We need to share our faith with others. We cannot stay silent. We cannot keep to ourselves. We cannot be selfish. Share your things. Share your love. Share Christ. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.